The Communications Module of the SpainSat NG-I Satellite Shipped from Madrid to Toulouse
The Communications Module of the SpainSat NG-I telecommunications satellite has left the plant of Thales Alenia Space (joint venture between Thales, 67%, and Leonardo, 33%) in Tres Cantos (Spain) inside a container on a special transport truck towards the plant of Airbus Defence and Space in Toulouse (France), to proceed with the assembly, integration and test (AIT) activities of the whole satellite.
280 Seconds! RFA Completes Full Duration
Launch service provider Rocket Factory Augsburg AG (RFA) has successfully hot fired its upper stage for a full duration of 280 seconds.
Momentus and Axient to Collaborate on Space Services from Low-Earth Orbit to Cislunar Space
Momentus Inc. (NASDAQ: MNTS) ("Momentus" or the "Company"), a U.S. commercial space company that offers orbital transportation and in-space infrastructure services, and Axient LLC (“Axient”), a key player in the U.S. civil, commercial, and national security space markets, have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to collaborate on technologies and capabilities to serve customers from Low-Earth Orbit to Cislunar space.
Sidus Space Awarded Additional Space Hardware Manufacturing in Support of NASA’s Artemis Program and Space Launch System Manned Vehicle
Sidus Space (NASDAQ: SIDU) (the “Company” or “Sidus”), a multi-faceted Space and Defense-as-a-Service satellite company announces the award of an additional hardware manufacturing subcontract to support NASA’s Artemis Program and Space Launch System (“SLS”) Manned Vehicle.
Inmarsat Maritime Launches Fleet Reach, Bringing Seamless Connectivity to Ships from Sea to Port
Inmarsat Maritime, a Viasat business, has announced its new Fleet Reach coastal LTE service for maritime connectivity, which brings uninterrupted high-speed broadband to merchant, offshore, energy and fishing customers – even when they are sailing near the coast or are docked in-port.
BlackSky Awarded Multimillion Contract for Advanced Tactical Imagery Services with International Ministry of Defense
BlackSky Technology Inc. (NYSE: BKSY) won a multimillion dollar renewal contract to provide advanced subscription-based tactical imagery and analytics services to an international ministry of defense customer.
QuadSAT Emulates LEO/MEO Passes for Highly-Dynamic Testing
QuadSAT has announced the ability of its drone system to emulate orbital passes of a LEO or MEO satellite as seen from the antenna on the ground. This patent-pending technology means that the system can generate virtual passes from any direction and at any elevation angles to perform tracking tests, wherever the antenna is located.
Orbit Announces that its OceanTRx4 WGX Maritime Terminal is in Its Final Stage to Achieve Type Approval Certification to Support Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) and Mil-Ka Services
Orbit Communications Systems Ltd. (TASE: ORBI) – a leading global provider of maritime and airborne SATCOM terminals, tracking ground station solutions, and mission-critical airborne audio management systems – announces that its OceanTRx4 WGX highly reliable maritime terminals are in the final stage of testing to support Inmarsat’s Global Xpress (GX) satellites and Mil-Ka as well as Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) ready.
MDA and Thoth Technology Create New Canadian Space Domain Awareness Capability
MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA), a leading provider of advanced technology and services to the rapidly expanding global space industry, today announced it is working with Thoth Technology Inc. (Thoth) to create a made-in-Canada deep space radar surveillance and space domain awareness (SDA) capability.
Sierra Space’s Dream Chaser® Spaceplane Comes to Life
Sierra Space, a leading, pureplay commercial space company building the first end-to-end business and technology platform in space, is thrilled to announce the successful power up of its revolutionary Dream Chaser® spaceplane.
Kontron and ThinKom Deliver Exceptional Network Flexibility with Readily Available Ka-band SATCOM Antenna Platform
Kontron, a leading global provider of IoT/Embedded Computer Technology (ECT) and Inflight Entertainment and Connectivity (IFE&C) solutions, today announces its collaboration with ThinKom to demonstrate and make readily available a highly flexible Ka-band SATCOM solution to the avionics market.
Arianespace will Launch Kompsat-6 with Vega C for Korea Aerospace Research Institute
On May 31, Arianespace announced the signature of a launch contract for the Earth observation satellite Kompsat-6 that will be delivered to orbit by the European light launcher Vega C.
Thenamaris to Install Starlink LEO Internet Solution within Marlink Smart Hybrid Network
Marlink, the smart network and digital solutions company will support shipmanager Thenamaris in its digital business transformation with the integration of Starlink within its smart hybrid network.
Viasat Completes Acquisition of Inmarsat
Viasat Inc., (NASDAQ: VSAT), a global communications company, today announced the completion of its acquisition of Inmarsat.
Optimistic space industry to examine expansion opportunities at Space-Comm Expo
In a recent research report conducted by Space-Comm Expo, the UK’s largest commercial space sector exhibition, 57% of those surveyed predicted a growth rate of up to 20% in the next 12 months, with a similar percentage increasing their investments by the same margin.
Lindblad Expeditions and Speedcast Ink Contract Extension for Expanded Connectivity Solution Across Global Fleet
Speedcast, a leading communications and IT services provider, today announced it is delivering expanded connectivity capabilities for Lindblad Expeditions, the recognized global leader and pioneer of modern expedition travel, as part of a multi-year contract extension.